VolleyBall: Elwak Wings male, female teams step up preparations for tournament in Burkina Faso

The male and female Volleyball teams of Elwak Wings stepped up preparations for their upcoming tournament in Burkina Faso over the weekend.

The two teams in the past year have displayed great potential and are regarded as two of the most fierce volleyball teams in the West African country.

Playing their respective first games of the new volleyball league on Sunday, the male and female teams of Elwak Wings showed their class.

While the female team won their game against Air Force, the male team, unfortunately, suffered a defeat to their opponent.

Below is the result from Sunday’s games:
Male score by set:
1st set...Air Force 25 - 21 Elwak Wings
2nd set...Air Force 25 - 23 Elwak Wings
3rd set...Air Force 22 - 25 Elwak Wings
4th set... Air Force 12 - 25 Elwak Wings
5th set... Air Force 15 - 10 Elwak Wings.
Final Score.
Air Force 3 - 2 Elwak Wings

Female score by set:
1st set...Elwak Wings 25-18 Air Force
2nd set.....Air Force 18-25 Elwak Wings
3rd set...Elwak Wings 25-20 Air Force
4th set...Elwak Wings 25-19 Air Force
Final score:
Elwak Wings 3-1 Air Force.

The two Elwak Wings teams will be in action in midweek against Immigration in the Volleyball league before traveling to Burkina Faso for the continental tournament that will be starting on May 25.

Besides host national Burkina Faso and Ghana, the tournament will also have volleyball teams from Niger, Nigeria, Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Kenya, Mali, Gambia, and Togo.